The Big Kahuna
Comedy, Drama
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1999
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Three salesmen working for a firm that makes industrial lubricants are waiting in the company's "hospitality suite" at a manufacturers' convention for a "big kahuna" named Dick Fuller to show up, in hopes they can persuade him to place an order that could salvage the company's flagging sales.
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Rated:
R
Runtime:
90 min
Release date:
17 Nov 1999
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$7,000,000
Revenue:
$3,728,888
Awards:
1 nomination
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Sharp-edged, perfectly timed, funny and thoughtful.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
A ponderous stage adaptation that expends only the mildest effort to overcome its staginess.
– Michael Atkinson,
Mr. Showbiz,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
Despite my reservations about Spacey's performance, the film is generally very well acted.
– Jay Boyar,
Orlando Sentinel,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
It makes exactly the point that is the opposite of the point it thought it was making: Acting isn't enough.
– Stephen Hunter,
Washington Post,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
If you're prepared to accept an inherent staginess that gradually fades as the film progresses, you can become caught up in a drama of extraordinary power and insight.
– Kevin Thomas,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Jan 2000